Baron Greenback is better looking..

Shaun Wane could make a donation to charity only for some to accuse him of being flash with money.

The team has played some horrible rugby this year, and there are plenty of problems at Wigan, but if anything he deserves nothing but praise for having steered the club to third place and a cup semi-final given the horrendous amount of injuries. At no point has he been able to pick his top 9 players, let alone a first choice 13. Contrast it to Leeds and the way McDermott has coped with their player crisis, or likewise Anderson at Huddersfield and people are allowing their bias to show through not to credit someone who not only does more than anyone in the game to bring through youth talent but clearly has the personality to inspire and drive his players to give their all.

Huge praise indeed but that shouldn't prevent an individual from being humble, whilst also offering praise when due even to the opposition and or referees etc

He's very much had to rely on using his wingers a lot more in attack with more emphasis on defence to scrap for wins. Metres gained, clean breaks and tries scored are very poor this season for the club. I wouldn't say Wane class has shown through its more doggedness and wanting to win at all costs. He's also been a bit of a hypocrite at times in the media on his post match comments.

I don't know why Lenegan doesn't put his foot down. A media blackout of sorts. Every post match game say - "*X team* played well and they deserved the win/glad we got the win". I'd rather have a boring coach than one who riles thousands of RL fans every week.

You do realise your coach is Kieron Cunningham don't you? His interviews are absolutely pathetic and hilarious when talking about your team.

Yes Cunningham is pathetic and not media savvy, but he is not an experienced hypocrite like Wane. Cunningham will not show bias towards your club, he's not bothered who beats Wigan.

I don't think anyone is doubting he's done well with a depleted squad. That's not the issue. It's the back-handed compliments when they get beaten and the digs at the ref that are laughable. I mean, he complained about Saints slowing the PTB down and stated the ref allowed them to do that. It's like he sees a different game when his team don't have the ball! Saints were no worse than Wigan were. The fact he sounds like Ted Bovis doesn''t help his cause much either. "Leave 'em laughing Spike!" He certainly does that!

I think if he's guilty of anything it's speaking like a fan. He's Wigan through and through, and maybe he doesn't have the impartiality other coaches have to see the game in quite so neutral terms. They all mention the refs when results go against them, I think a lot of people just look for anything to have a go at about him or Wigan.

As far as I see from Friday, he said the better team won, and mentioned the refs had a bad game, pretty much what every other person watching the game said (on both sides)!

Christ !

A well balanced, view on Wigan and Wane from an opposition fan.

loiner81 wrote:
"This thread is a disgrace. You're all just jealous of Wigan's success.
25 years ago."

"When no other team was professional."

Leeds were the first team to go fully professional followed by Wigan then Widnes. Most of the St Helens team had no job other than rugby.
I know you're only a Warrington fan but do try to keep up.

I'm only a Warrington fan, too, and the above remark was an over-simplification, no doubt. 'Only fans' of all clubs bar Wigan remember what happened in that period, reflected in Sean Wane's '100% Wigan' views, it's the attitude of devil-take-the hindmost and what that leads to, to the detriment of the sport as a whole and the club itself, too.

Nah, more likely another "Wolfs" fan who doesn't know what he's talking about.

Which one?









This picture should never be lost

Jesus. First chance he gets he moans about injuries and players missing.

Why is there no wigan fans at the semi?

Wane tonight: "yeah, Hull were the best team, they deserve to be at Wembley" what a *******

Haha, you'll still get a few who will find a way to be upset with that.

Very poor turn out from the Wigan "faithful".
Hull appeared to have half the stadium but, there only looked to be 1500 Wigan fans.

Where were they ?

TBF Wigan to Doncaster on a Friday is a more torturous journey then Hull to Doncaster.

Voting with their wallets against this awful Wane team.

Hopefully it will get shut of him at the end of the season.

Dreadful turnout from Wigan. Nothing more to be said.

I thought it was Hull vs Hudds, plus several hundred neutrals in the Hudds end to bump up their numbers obviously.

Whilst i understand the logistics of travelling to Doncaster from Wigan on a friday night, and do share some of the frustration no clubs should have to travel across the pennines on a friday night, especially for a big game like this.
But this is the so called biggest club in the world, the club that flew the flag for RL for many years, the biggest name in the game with fans all over the place, who very rarely fail to pull less than 5 figure crowds at home and take a good following away. and it was a pitiful turnout, if that had been Huddersfield, Salford, Catalans,London,Wakefield et al, they would have been absolutely slated for embarrassing the sport etc.

I think the BBC/RFL just presumed with it being Wigan, the ground would automatically sell out.

The ironic thing is, Wigan would probably take that number or more to a grand final decider in Hull on a friday night, so using that solely as an excuse is poor.